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Board resolution calls November 14, 2023 special election for up to $122.9 million in bonds
Summary
A September 2023 board resolution in the packet calls a special election for Nov. 14, 2023 to authorize up to $122,900,000 in general obligation bonds for elementary school construction, facility improvements and equipment; the resolution sets publication and procedural steps and cites Nebraska statutes governing school district elections.
The packet includes a resolution adopted in September 2023 by the Board of Education of Douglas County School District 0010 (Elkhorn Public Schools) calling a special election for Nov. 14, 2023. The ballot proposition would authorize the district to issue general obligation bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $122,900,000 to pay for construction and improvement of elementary school facilities, renovations to existing buildings, and necessary equipment.
The resolution finds that the district is a Class III school district under Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 79‑102 and 79‑407 and states that no proposition for issuance of bonds had been submitted to electors within six months preceding the date of the special election. It directs publication of notice by the Election Commissioner at least 42 days prior to the election and additional notice and a sample ballot to be published at least 20 days prior; the resolution specifies publication of the sample ballot in the Omaha World‑Herald within statutory windows.
The resolution instructs the secretary to certify a copy of the resolution to the Election Commissioner by the statutory deadline and authorizes the district to reimburse the Election Commissioner’s expenses for conducting the election. It also authorizes the president and secretary of the board and the superintendent, in consultation with counsel and bond counsel, to make necessary adjustments to the ballot form, notices and related documents to conform to legal requirements and to take further actions required to submit the proposition to qualified electors.
The resolution provides procedure for ballot language (including FOR/AGAINST options), replacement and certification of the ballot form, and directs the district officials to arrange for the printing of ballots and other election tasks. The materials do not include a roll‑call vote or mover/second information for the resolution in the provided excerpt.
Next step established by the resolution is the special election on Nov. 14, 2023, subject to the notice and publication timeline set out in the resolution and compliance with applicable statutory deadlines and the Election Commissioner’s procedures.
